Businesses in Belene

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Belene

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	22
Bars, pubs and taverns	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Restaurants	6
Education	6
Churches	6
Atm's	6
Gas station	6
Car repair	6
Pharmacies and drug stores	5
Real estate	5
Public parks	5
Public administration	5
Convenience stores	5

Belene Facts

Area	7.8 km²
Population	5,494
Male Population	2,946 (53.6%)
Female Population	2,548 (46.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-51.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-30.6%
Median Age	46.3 years (Male: 43.2, Female: 50.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,334 (2022)
Area Codes	658
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	43.65000, 25.11667
Postal Codes	5930, 5933, 5934, 5935

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Belene Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,320	9,931	7,914	5,939	5,494	4,956	4,561
Population Density	1,449 / km²	1,271.2 / km²	1,013 / km²	760.2 / km²	703.2 / km²	634.4 / km²	583.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Belene Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 30.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Belene	-51.5%	-44.7%	-30.6%
Pleven Province	—	—	—
Bulgaria	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Belene Median Age

Median Age: 46.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Belene	46.3 yrs	50.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Pleven Province	46.5 yrs	49 yrs	44.2 yrs
Bulgaria	42.6 yrs	44.8 yrs	40.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Belene Population Density

Population Density: 703 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Belene	5,494	7.8 km²	703 / km²
Pleven Province	246,460	4,651 km²	53 / km²
Bulgaria	7.1 million	110,897.7 km²	64 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Belene Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Belene

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Belene

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Belene Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,027	$6,299	$6,155	$7,403	$7,288	$7,012	$9,689	$10,334
Total GDP	$92.6M	$79.4M	$73M	$82M	$75.6M	$67.3M	$84.2M	$86.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Belene CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Belene	25,138 tn	4.58 tn	3,217.7 tons/km²
Pleven Province	1,127,956 tn	4.58 tn	242.5 tons/km²
Bulgaria	31,066,756 tn	4.37 tn	280.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Belene CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	25,138 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.58 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,217.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/3/17	10:02 PM	4.2	79.7 km	20,570 m	8km ENE of Lyaskovets, Bulgaria	usgs.gov
6/24/14	7:39 PM	4.1	54.7 km	17,900 m	3km NW of Corabia, Romania	usgs.gov
2/7/09	6:39 PM	3.8	97.7 km	2,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
5/12/08	10:11 AM	4.1	83.9 km	15,700 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
4/15/08	3:43 AM	4.2	84.5 km	10,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
1/11/08	2:56 PM	3.2	91.2 km	80,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
8/28/00	5:16 AM	3.3	73.7 km	5,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
9/3/93	12:18 PM	3.1	53.6 km	5,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
8/26/93	5:29 PM	3.5	72.8 km	10,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
8/24/93	11:51 AM	3.1	83.4 km	33,000 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Belene

Belene (Bulgarian: Белене) is a town in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Belene Municipality. The town is situated on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the town of Svishtov. As of Decemb..

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